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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle in Budapest

Britain equals best medal haul at worlds with Hodgkinson taking 800m silver

Great Britain’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams pose after claiming bronze medals
Great Britain’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams pose after claiming bronze medals in Budapest. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Britain has equalled its greatest haul at a World Athletics Championships, with its tally of 10 medals in Budapest matching the performance in Stuttgart 30 years ago.

On a night when the National Athletics Centre felt like a giant Turkish bath, British athletes added three more medals – including a silver for Keely Hodgkinson in the 800m and two bronzes in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay – to finish joint third overall in terms of medals won.

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